Day 3 - DC with Henry

We decided to let Henry sleep in this morning and not rush. It's a balancing act since there is so much to see and do here in a fixed time frame. At the same time, there has to be time to both see and do and rest and relax. So today started off with a quiet morning. Ronnie ran, I worked on my photos and Henry slept in. After we all dressed for the day, we headed out on foot to....3 guesses....that's right....Chick Fila! Again. Unfortunately there is no Chick Fila in Summit County where he lives, so we let him get his fill of it when he's in Texas. We don't complain much, however, because it's not that unusual for us to have it at least once a week ourselves. Luckily, it was only about a block from the condo we're renting.

From there, we took an Uber to the Smithsonian Space and Air Museum. I would say at least half of it was closed for renovation; however, there was still lots to see and we spent probably 2 ore more hours there.

 

Henry in front of plane his grandfather flew

 

view from second floor

checking out the cockpit

early hang glider (no thanks!)

lots of visuals and hands on

planets

 

lunar roving vehicle

my favorite guys

ever wonder?

now you know!

 

After leaving the museum, we decided to walk around the area a bit. We were close to the Smithsonian and a street over from the mall with the Lincoln Memorial on one end and the Capitol on the other. I now understand why people say it's a lot of walking. It actually wasn't too bad because the weather was nice. We have been so fortunate to enjoy good weather here, especially being the last week of December! 

 

US Capitol Building

Washington Memorial in background

There were several blocks lined with food trucks serving anything and everything you can think of. They were doing good business since there were lots of visitors and locals out and about. After walking up and down the mall, we were ready to head back so once again we called an Uber and headed back to the condo. 

Henry bought some Lego sets and started to work on them, Ronnie finally found the ballgame (though he had to watch it on his phone) and once again I'm on my laptop uploading photos and doing this. All in all, I would say it's been a good day.